IP Library Granted Patent US 11,929,635
Granted Patent B2
US 11,929,635 · App. 17/152,454 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Charging method and charging device

Inventor: Chao Xu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H02J7/007182H01M10/443
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Patent No.
US 11,929,635
App. No.
17/152,454
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charging method includes: charging a battery according to a second current value after charging the battery according to a first current value in each of N charging cycles, the second current value being less than the first current value, and N being a positive integer; and charging the battery according to a target cutoff voltage value in the case where a target voltage value is greater than or equal to the target cutoff voltage value at the end of the N charging cycle. The target voltage value is a charging voltage value corresponding to the first current value, and the target cutoff voltage value is a first cutoff voltage value, or the target voltage value is a charging voltage value corresponding to the second current value, the target cutoff voltage value is a second cutoff voltage value.

Claims (25)

1. A charging method, comprising:

in each of N charging cycles, after charging a battery according to a first current value, charging the battery according to a second current value, wherein the second current value is less than the first current value, and N is a positive integer; and

at an end of the N charging cycle, charging the battery according to a target cutoff voltage value in the case where a target voltage value is greater than or equal to the target cutoff voltage value;

wherein the target voltage value is a charging voltage value corresponding to the first current value, and the target cutoff voltage value is a first cutoff voltage value, or the target voltage value is a charging voltage value corresponding to the second current value, and the target cutoff voltage value is a second cutoff voltage value; and

wherein the second current value in an (M+1)-th charging cycle of the N charging cycles is a sum of the second current value in an M-th charging cycle and a first preset value, and M is a positive integer.

2. The charging method according to claim 1 , after charging the battery according to the target cutoff voltage value, the charging method further comprises:

stopping charging the battery in the case where a target charging current value is less than or equal to a target cutoff current value, or a residual electric quantity value of the battery is greater than or equal to a target cutoff electric quantity value, wherein the target charging current value is a charging current value corresponding to the target cutoff voltage value.

3. The charging method according to claim 1 , wherein a first current value in the (M+1)-th charging cycle of the N charging cycles is a difference between a first current value in the M-th charging cycle and a second preset value, the second preset value is a value greater than or equal to 0 and less than the first current value in the M-th charging cycle, and the first preset value is a value greater than or equal to 0 and less than the second current value in the M-th charging cycle.

4. The charging method according to claim 3 , wherein in each charging cycle, a sum of the first current value and the second current value is T times a maximum constant current charging current value allowed by the battery, and T is an integer greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 10.

5. The charging method according to claim 3 , wherein in each charging cycle, a duration of charging according to the first current value is longer than a duration of charging according to the second current value.

6. The charging method according to claim 5 , wherein in each charging cycle, the duration of charging according to the first current value is K times the duration of charging according to the second current value, and K is a value greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 5.

7. The charging method according to claim 1 , the charging method further comprises:

detecting an initial state of the battery, before charging the battery; and

selecting a first charging model from a plurality of charging models according to the initial state, wherein the first charging model is used to provide charging parameters, and the charging parameters are parameters for charging the battery.

8. A charging device, comprising a processor;

the processor being configured to: charge a battery according to a second current value after charging the battery according to a first current value in each of N charging cycles, wherein the second current value is less than the first current value, and N is a positive integer; and charge the battery according to a target cutoff voltage value in the case where a target voltage value is greater than or equal to the target cutoff voltage value at an end of the N charging cycle;

wherein the target voltage value is a charging voltage value corresponding to the first current value, and the target cutoff voltage value is a first cutoff voltage value, or the target voltage value is a charging voltage value corresponding to the second current value, and the target cutoff voltage value is a second cutoff voltage value;

wherein the second current value in an (M+1)-th charging cycle of the N charging cycles is a sum of the second current value in an M-th charging cycle and a first preset value, and M is a positive integer.

9. The charging device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to stop charging the battery after charging the battery according to the target cutoff voltage value in the case where a target charging current value is less than or equal to a target cutoff current value, or a residual electric quantity value of the battery is greater than or equal to a target cutoff electric quantity value, and the target charging current value is a charging current value corresponding to the target cutoff voltage value.

10. The charging device according to claim 8 , wherein a first current value in the (M+1)-th charging cycle of the N charging cycles is a difference between a first current value in the M-th charging cycle and a second preset value, the second preset value is a value greater than or equal to 0 and less than the first current value in the M-th charging cycle, and the first preset value is a value greater than or equal to 0 and less than the second current value in the M-th charging cycle.

11. The charging device according to claim 10 , wherein in each charging cycle, a sum of the first current value and the second current value is T times a maximum constant current charging current value allowed by the battery, and T is an integer greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 10.

12. The charging device according to claim 10 , wherein in each charging cycle, a duration of charging according to the first current value is longer than a duration of charging according to the second current value.

13. The charging device according to claim 12 , wherein in each charging cycle, the duration of charging according to the first current value is K times the duration of charging according to the second current value, and K is a value greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 5.

14. The charging device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to detect an initial state of the battery, and select a first charging model from a plurality of charging models according to the initial state detected, the first charging model is used to provide charging parameters, and the charging parameters are parameters for charging the battery.

15. A non-transient computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transient computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements steps in the charging method according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2021
From: XU, CHAO
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054957/0208 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810844948.3 · Jul 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTCN2019097429 · Jul 24, 2019
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